Where does “cereless” come from?
cereless (English) comes from English cere, from Middle English sere, from Old Norse sér, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
cereless (English): Without a cere
Definitions
- Without a cere
Ancestry of “cereless”, step by step
cereless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cere | A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak... |
| 2 | Middle English | sere | dry, withered, shrunken, brittle; Individual,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sér | dative of sik; second/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |